I HAVE ALWAYS SHIED AWAY FROM POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS. Partly because I tend to shy away from conflict and hot button topics and partly because I felt uneducated on politics and truth be told do not like speaking about things I know nothing about. I have tried to educate myself over the years…but I think I… Read More MONDAY MORNING
Our Dining room has undergone more changes in 13 years than any room in MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE Originally it was the playroom. I would keep an eye on the kids while I made dinner etc… PRE BLOG the room was painted BENJAMIN MOORE TRANQUIL BLUE and FANTASY BLUE
I JUST COMPETED A PORTRAIT OF Our youngest dog is named Bean. We got BEAN two Christmases ago, in a weak moment, after our beloved dog – disappeared. According to the DNA test, he is half Beagle and half “lab mix” . But one thing is for certain, he is 100% scamp!!!
THE #1 PAINT COLOR THAT PEOPLE AGONIZE OVER IS.. YOU GUESSED IT… WHITE THERE ARE SO MANY WHITES- AND ALL WHITES ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL…IN FACT THERE ARE HUGE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM THAT CAN THROW YOUR DECORATING ADVENTURES INTO A TAILSPIN!!!
I LOVE DOGS I LOVE PAINTING Last fall I made the VERY difficult decision to stop taking commission work. I have LOVED painting custom pet portraits and plan to return to them in the future but I need to devote my painting time to my original painting to continue growing as an ARTIST. **********************************************
BEAN gave us a big scare today. He could barely leap over the snow which was deeper than he is tall. So I (stupidly) let him off leash. He took off and ran through 18 inch deep snow deep into the woods . We could barely get back to get him and almost an hour… Read More BEANS BIG SCARY ADVENTURE and HYPOTHERMIA IN DOGS
I am so excited to share this with you that I am doing this blog post LIVE from my iphone! I have loved watching Andy Cohen and his “WATCH WHAT HAPPEN’S LIVE” BRAVO show for years. I didn’t think I could love him any more and then he introduced us to his new Rescue dog –… Read More MAZEL OF MY DAY! ANDY COHEN AND THE WACHA PORTRAIT!
To put it quite simply, painting takes me to my “Happy-Place” …and painting animals…takes me to my “Happy Place with sugar on top”. It feeds my soul. A large part of my creative self is devoted to painting portraits of animals. It is not something I set out to do, but instead an avenue… Read More CUSTOM PET PORTRAITS – 6 OLD DOGS
GOLDEN RETRIEVERS are the 3rd most popular family dogs in the USA… MY Father ABSOLUTELY LOVED GOLDEN RETRIEVERS…he had a number of them over the years and his last one was a SWEET BOY named NELSON…… ….I have lost count at how many Custom Pet Portraits of GOLDEN RETRIEVERS with their LOYAL lovable temperaments… Read More CUSTOM PET PORTRAITS – GOLDEN RETRIEVERS
I am fortunate to have made some incredible friendships through my ART work…it is a connection like none other I have experienced…souls touching souls and I would not trade it for anything. I cherish those friendships. One such relationships a young couple A & C, whom I met when I did my very first show… Read More CUSTOM PAINTING – “BABY LEGS”
